Beijing, Zhongnanhai, Yingtai.

Outside the window, the cold wind of late autumn played with the willow branches, as if playing with the girl's loose hair.

If you don't want to be toyed with, you must first have strength.

Now, what is your strength......

Qian Hua withdrew the gaze given to Qiu Feng and Willow Branch, hid all her emotions, and faintly glanced at the twenty-four group members behind the oval conference table—ten generals from Liu Yun's lineage, eight political elders, and six task force defectors who had only recently been officially incorporated into the group.

This is the first group plenary meeting that Qianhua has presided over as the emperor and leader of the group, although it is inevitable that there will be some apprehension, but since he has sat in this seat, it is better to throw things like feelings to Mars.

No one will care about your feelings, what they need is your ability and authority, and if they can't meet their expectations, it will be a matter of time before they kick you out.

"Please Yang Zhengjin, Elder Yang announce the agenda of this meeting."

Nowadays, the most reliable are the elders, whose father entrusted himself and the royal family to them before his death. From this point of view, the five elders were the auxiliary ministers of the previous dynasty, and at the beginning, they could not help but rely on their strength, no, or even temporarily become their puppets - it was possible to ensure the stability of the government.

Yang Jeong-kim, Minister of the Interior, Duke of Takehito, although he was forty-seven years old, did not have much of a vestiges of the invincible beauty of his youth, announced the agenda with his usual monotonous and calm expression: "There are two things to be discussed at today's meeting, the first is to resolve personnel changes in various aspects, and the second is to discuss the revision of the general strategy. ”

"On the first topic, I would like to invite Comrade Zhang Zhigao to make a report on this year's congressional elections."

Zhang Zhigao, the current president of the Chinese People's Party, who served as the short-lived premier twice, seemed to be particularly energetic today, with a smile of smugness or satisfaction on the corner of his mouth, and he began his report empty-handed without bringing a speech: "The counting of votes in this year's parliamentary election has recently been completed, and all 430 members of the House of Representatives and 30 senators in the round election have been elected, and the 30 rotating senators have also been determined by the emperor's decree. ”

Among them, the Chinese People's Party won 236 seats in the House of Representatives, although it was 10 seats less than the previous term, but it still maintained its position as the largest party in the House of Representatives by a majority of the majority. In the Senate, the total number of seats of the Chinese People's Party has dropped from 67 in the previous term to 63, and it still holds control. ”

"The Liberal Democratic Party, which was reorganized from the Liberal Party, referred to as the Liberal Democratic Party, with Sun Wen and Song Jiaoren as its vice presidents, won a total of 59 seats in the House of Representatives and 8 seats in the House of Councillors, 14 seats and 2 seats less than the previous term, respectively, but it is still the second largest party in the Diet after the Chinese People's Party."

"The Dagong Party, with Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao as vice presidents, suffered heavy losses in this election, winning a total of only 30 seats in the House of Representatives and 5 seats in the Senate, a decrease of 21 seats and 3 seats respectively from the previous term, completely losing the status of the third largest party in the previous Congress. It should be noted that the party's idea of taking Confucianism as the state religion and comprehensively reviving Confucianism is gradually losing its market in the mainstream public opinion. ”

Under the leadership of Tan Si-tong and Lee Won-jin, the Komeito Party, which emerged as an opposition party in the last Diet, surpassed the Tagong Party to become the third largest party in the Diet in one fell swoop, winning a total of 54 seats in the House of Representatives and seven seats in the House of Councillors, almost on a par with the Liberal Democratic Party, which is the second largest party. It is worth noting that the party's newly revised party platform has a stronger anti-war stance, arguing that there is no longer any need for the empire to wage any war other than self-defense, and demanding that the government cut military spending and devote more resources to developing the economy and improving people's livelihood. ”

Corresponding to this was the rise of ultra-nationalist and militarist parties, represented by the Iron Blood Society led by former Marine Major Jiang Zhi, the Xinghua Party led by former Army Brigadier General Lan Tianwei, and the Al-Shabaab led by Baron Han Xinhuo, a coalition of three parties won a total of 21 seats in the House of Representatives and one seat in the Senate. The slogan of the three-party alliance is to respect the emperor, strengthen the army, and conquer the country, and advocates expanding armaments and warfare, overthrowing the great powers, dominating the world, and realizing the goal of 'truly worshipping the heavens and all the nations of the earth'. It has considerable influence among the younger generation. ”

In addition, the Social Democrats, guided by Marxism, won three seats in the House of Representatives in this election, and have an initial influence. Of course, the party operates strictly within the framework of the law, and the relevant authorities that closely monitor it have proven that the party does not engage in radical incitement. ”

"That's it for this congressional election. In light of the above, a decision needs to be made on whether the KMT will continue to form a grand political coalition cabinet, and if so, with which parties it should unite. ”

"It's not impossible to form a cabinet alone, but in this way, it will appear isolated in the Diet, and of course you can't leave it alone if you have the power to use it." Mo Ning, who is still in the prime minister's seat for the time being, was the first to respond.

"Komeito first has to rule it out, the fundamental philosophy is different, there is no premise for cooperation." Liu Bailiang, the current Minister of National Defense and one of the five veterans, said indifferently.

Zhang Zhigao crossed his arms and said: "The Liberal Democratic Party should still have a certain use value, although it is under the banner of freedom and democracy, it still sells nationalist medicine in its bones, and it is not difficult for us to use it. ”

"That three-party coalition...... It's very interesting. Zhang Yaoqian, commander of the East China Military Region, suddenly interjected meaningfully.

Yang Zhengjin sneered: "Put those angry young people into the cabinet, and it will be a big trouble, and it is hard to guarantee that there will be something that will make everyone unable to step down." ”

Zhang Zhigao nodded and said: "Lao Yang is right, instead of letting those indignants enter the cabinet, it is better to let them pinch each other with the Komeito Party in the Congress, fight each other to the death, and then we will profit from it." ”

"And what about the Ecumenical Party? Although we lost badly, we still have 30 seats, and if we add up to 89 seats with the LDP, we will have enough to win a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives. This time it was Russell Lan who opened his mouth.

"The Ecumenical Party advocates enlightened autocracy, and although it appears conservative in the current situation, it still conforms to the psychology of some people, and the old concept of pinning hopes on clean officials and holy monarchs can be said to be deep-rooted...... From this point of view, it is very suitable for my use, and it is even much better than that of the Liberal Democratic Party. Liu Bailiang said.

"Without a certain amount of conservative power, the situation will easily evolve into a full-scale revolution, and we want a controllable and smooth improvement, so we need them. For the Confucians, whose highest goal is to govern the country and level the world, entering the central government is their most irresistible temptation...... Let's do it, everything is business as usual, and if the three parties form a joint cabinet, although there will be 45 fewer seats in the House of Representatives than in the previous session, there will still be no problem at all in controlling the two houses. Zhang Zhigao said confidently.

Yang Zhengjin was already anxious to decide: "So, what do you still have to say?" If you don't have an opinion, let the leader decide. ”

said that it was to ask the leader to decide, but in fact, it was just a formality, and for Qianhua, there was nothing wrong with this. Now she doesn't have enough experience and prestige, don't say it's good, say more wrong, sit down and slowly observe and learn, and at the same time look for opportunities to establish prestige, this is the right way, otherwise it will not only be a problem that will be looked down upon by some people.

"So decide."

Now that it has been decided to unite the Liberal Democratic Party and the Grand Duke to form a government, the next thing to be determined is naturally the choice of prime minister.

According to the rules of the group formulated by Liu Yun during his lifetime, the five elders have the right to recommend the next prime minister, and now is the opportunity to actually implement this rule.

"Then ask the elders to recommend the next prime minister."

The five elders were obviously prepared, but they just exchanged glances with each other, and then publicly recommended Yang Zhengjin to announce the common recommended candidates.

"We, the five elders, unanimously decided to recommend Ma Feng as the next prime minister and concurrently as the president of the Chinese People's Party."

Ma Feng, the current Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and known as "Lord Efu" by his comrades because he married a former Qing Gege, suddenly looked surprised, and it seemed that he did not expect that he would enter the eyes of the five elders and have the opportunity to sit on the prime minister's throne in his lifetime.

Qianhua can certainly understand the choice of the five elders, she already knew that there was a dislike between Mo Ning and Zhang Zhigao, and it was impossible for them to recommend each other, and Yang Zhengjin and the other three elders of the military system would certainly not be recommended by Mo Zhang's two Wenyi disciples, in order to ensure the unity between the elders, it was logical to choose members other than the elders to form a cabinet.

During his nine consecutive years as Minister of Science and Technology, Ma Feng fully cooperated with the military's military research plans, which was well received by the military. In addition, he is chic and generous, funny, good at communicating, and gets along well with most of the members of the group, so it is quite appropriate to choose him as the prime minister.

It's just that, looking at the meaning of the five elders, Ma Feng may not be able to form a cabinet on his own, and the list of the next cabinet has long been in the hands of Zhang Yang and the others.

"Do you have any opinions?"

The unanimous recommendation of the five elders, who dares to stop it, even if someone has a small calculation, they don't dare to say it openly here, not to mention that Ma Feng's interpersonal relationship is indeed unmatched in the group, and no one will regard him as an opponent.

"If you don't have an opinion, let the leader decide."

Qian Hua temporarily pressed his thoughts aside, and said indifferently with a graceful attitude that he had trained for many years: "That's it." ”

Sure enough, Zhang Zhigao then took out the cabinet list and announced it on the spot.

The list is as follows:

Prime Minister: Ma Feng (47 years old);

Secretary of State for Defence: Hook (48);

Home Secretary: Yang Zhengjin (47);

Foreign Ministers: Chen Siguang (39 years old, non-conglomerate);

Chancellor: Han Lang (46);

Minister of Industry and Commerce: Tian Zhenghong (48 years old);

Minister of Science and Technology: He Xin (45 years old);

Minister of Transport: Jiang Wentao (45 years old);

Minister of Culture and Education: Zhang Zhigao (44 years old);

Secretary of Justice: Mo Ning (45);

Minister of the Imperial Household (newly-established): Luo Sulan (43 years old);

In addition, the posts of Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and Minister of Health will be allocated to the Liberal Democratic Party and the Grand Communal Party, which have formed a joint cabinet, as appropriate.

Only then, Liu Bailiang announced the reorganization list of military officers:

Chief of the General Staff - General Liu Bailiang

Chief of the General Staff Training Division - General Gu Yingyang

Minister of the Army and Chief of Staff of the Army - General Wang Zhi

Commander of the Beijing Garrison - Lieutenant General Zhao Minhe (new lineage)

Commander of the Zhili Military Region and Commander of the Praetorian Guard - General Xiao Ruhai

Commander of the Northeast Military Region - General Zhang Yao

Commander of the Northwest Military Region - General Xiao Lieri (new lineage)

Commander of the East China Military Region - General Wang Zhi

Commander of the South China Military Region - General Zhang Yiye

Commander of the Southwest Military Region - General Zhao Feixue (new lineage)

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